Sol Posto climate — normals and trends
Sol Posto (Portugal) has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Csb) under the Köppen-Geiger classification. Its mean annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,312 mm of precipitation per year.
These figures are normals computed over 86 complete calendar years, from 1940 to 2025, using ERA5 reanalysis data from the Copernicus programme.
The warmest month is August (20.6 °C on average) and the coldest is January (8.4 °C). Rainfall peaks in December.
Sol Posto averages 4 frost days, 17 hot days (≥ 30 °C) and 123 rainy days per year.
Sol Posto has warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, or +0.15 °C per decade. This trend is statistically significant.
The number of frost days there went from about 8 to 0 per year over the period.
The hottest day of the period reached 39.4 °C (on 13 July 2022) and the coldest -4.7 °C (on 11 January 1941).
Data from ERA5 reanalysis (Copernicus Climate Change Service), redistributed under a CC-BY 4.0 licence. Normals are recomputed whenever the archive is updated.
Climate normals · ERA5
Sol PostoAveiro District
- coords
- 40.63°, -8.62°
- period
- 1940–2025 · 86 yrs
Mean daily temperature
14.4°C
Average daily high
18.9°C
Average daily low
10.5°C
Annual rainfall
1,312mm
Sunshine / day
10.1h
Mean relative humidity
77%
Average peak wind
17.3km/h
Seasonal range
12.2°C
Frost days (< 0 °C)
4 d/yr
Hot days (≥ 30 °C)
17 d/yr
Rainy days (≥ 1 mm)
123 d/yr
Annual snowfall
0.7 cm
Average feels-like high
18.0 °C
Average feels-like low
8.9 °C
Average peak gust
38.2 km/h
Tropical nights (≥ 20 °C)
4 d/yr
Solar radiation
16.1 MJ/m²
Has the climate changed?
One stripe per year, 1940 to 2025
+1.2 °C
since 1940
+0.2 °C per decade · r² = 0.35 · p = < 0.001
Trend fitted by linear regression (ordinary least squares) on annual means. A trend is shown only when it is statistically significant (p < 0.05).
A climograph overlays rainfall (bars) and temperature (line): the standard reading in climatology, where you can see at a glance whether the warm season is also the dry one.
Records for the period
Hottest day
39.4 °C
13 July 2022
Coldest day
-4.7 °C
11 January 1941
Wettest day
101 mm
20 January 1941
Windiest day
56.1 km/h
15 February 1941
Strongest gust
132.5 km/h
15 February 1941
Hottest feels-like
42.6 °C
14 June 1981
Coldest feels-like
-9.4 °C
11 January 1941
Snowiest day
7.0 cm
23 February 1956
Sunniest day
14.9 h
12 June 1940
Normals computed over complete calendar years 1940–2025.
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Month by month
| High | vs. normal | Precipitation | vs. normal | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 14.1 °C | +1.9 °C | 276 mm | +114 mm |
| Feb | 15.0 °C | +1.6 °C | 81 mm | -64 mm |
| Mar | 15.7 °C | -0.1 °C | 204 mm | +68 mm |
| Apr | 18.9 °C | +1.5 °C | 200 mm | +79 mm |
| May | 21.3 °C | +1.5 °C | 99 mm | -8 mm |
| Jun | 25.9 °C | +2.6 °C | 28 mm | -24 mm |
| Jul | 28.3 °C | +2.3 °C | 12 mm | -7 mm |
| Aug | 28.2 °C | +2.0 °C | 8 mm | -15 mm |
| Sep | 23.8 °C | -0.4 °C | 42 mm | -28 mm |
| Oct | 22.5 °C | +2.4 °C | 175 mm | +26 mm |
| Nov | 15.7 °C | +0.4 °C | 350 mm | +191 mm |
| Dec | 13.1 °C | +0.4 °C | 201 mm | +31 mm |
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Frequently asked questions
What is the climate of Sol Posto?
Sol Posto has a warm-summer mediterranean climate (Köppen Csb). Over 1940-2025, the average annual temperature is 14.4 °C and it receives 1,312 mm of precipitation per year.
What is the hottest day ever recorded in Sol Posto?
The hottest day measured in Sol Posto between 1940 and 2025 was 13 July 2022, reaching 39.4 °C.
What is the coldest day in Sol Posto?
The coldest day measured in Sol Posto between 1940 and 2025 was 11 January 1941, at -4.7 °C.
Does it snow in Sol Posto?
Almost never: Sol Posto sees virtually no snow, with about 4 frost days per year.
Has the climate of Sol Posto warmed?
Yes: Sol Posto warmed by +1.2 °C between 1940 and 2025, a statistically significant trend.
What is the wettest day in Sol Posto?
The wettest day measured in Sol Posto between 1940 and 2025 was 20 January 1941, with 101 mm of rain in 24 hours.
What was the windiest day in Sol Posto?
The windiest day measured in Sol Posto between 1940 and 2025 was 15 February 1941, with winds reaching 56.1 km/h.
What is the warmest month in Sol Posto?
The warmest month in Sol Posto is August (20.6 °C on average); the coldest is January (8.4 °C).
How much does it rain in Sol Posto?
Sol Posto receives on average 1,312 mm of precipitation per year, spread over about 123 rainy days.
Is it sunny in Sol Posto?
Sol Posto gets on average 10.1 hours of sunshine per day, roughly 3,687 hours per year over 1940-2025.
What is the biggest single-day snowfall in Sol Posto?
The heaviest 24-hour snowfall measured in Sol Posto between 1940 and 2025 was 23 February 1956, with 7.0 cm.
Are there tropical nights in Sol Posto?
Yes: Sol Posto has on average 4 tropical nights per year (temperature staying above 20 °C), over 1940-2025.
What was the most extreme apparent temperature in Sol Posto?
In Sol Posto, between 1940 and 2025, the highest apparent temperature reached 42.6 °C on 14 June 1981, and the lowest was -9.4 °C on 11 January 1941.
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